adj.1 of or characterized by sentiment.
2 showing or affected by emotion rather than reason.
3 appealing to sentiment.
Phrases and idioms:
sentimental value the value of a thing to a particular person because of its associations.
Derivatives:
sentimentalism n. sentimentalist n. sentimentality n. sentimentalize v.intr. & tr. (also -ise). sentimentalization n. sentimentally adv.